Stax Records was a record label from Memphis, Tennessee. Along with Sun and Motown, it has become one of the great cult labels to record collectors worldwide. The Stax label was originally founded in 1957 as Satellite Records, but was changed to Stax Records in 1961.

The label's first major hit was Last Night by the Mar-Keys, and that group's name was perhaps a play on the spelling of Marquis.

The Canadian versions of the Stax label releases are quite rare, and they are unique because of their special label designs created and used only for the Canadian market.

London Records Of Canada pressed and distributed Stax records in Canada from the outset in July 1961 through to the beginning of 1967 when Quality Records of Canada took over the distribution of both Stax and Volt.

Early Blue London Release

London Z-107	Mar-Keys	Last Night / Night Before
blue label, July 9 1961, The first pressings of "last Night" by Mar-Keys were issued on the blue London label. It's success led London Records of Canada Ltd. to come up with the Stax label for Canada which was a very simple silver print on a plain black label.

Black and Silver label 45s

Serial Number	Artist	Title
Volt V-103	Otis Redding	These Arms Of Mine / TBD
Stax Z-107	Mar-Keys	Last Night / Night Before
Stax Z 112	Mar-Keys	Diana / The Morning After
Stax Z 115	The Mar-Keys	Foxy / One Degree North
Stax Z.121	The Mar-Keys	Pop-Eye Stroll / Po-Dunk
Stax Z.126	Rufus Thomas	It's Aw'rite / TBD
Stax Z.127	Booker T And The MGs	Green Onions / Behave Yourself
Stax Z-129	The Mar-Keys	Sack O Woe / Sailor Man Waltz
October 1962, pictured here is Jack Cullen's personal copy of Stax Z-129 from October 1962
Stax Z 131	Booker T And The MGs	Aw' Mercy / Jelly Bread
Volt V-132	Otis Redding	Satisfaction / Any Ole Way
1966
Stax Z 133	The Mar-Keys	The Dribble / Bo-Time
Stax Z 134	Booker T And The MGs	Big Train / Home Grown
Stax Z 137	Booker T And The MGs	Plum-Nellie / Chinese Checkers
Stax Z 140	Rufus Thomas	Walking The Dog / Fine & Mellow
Stax Z 169	Booker T And The MGs	Outrage / Boot-Leg
1965

Quality Records of Canada pressings (1967 & later)

Quality Records began to press and distribute for Stax and Volt in Canada and used the same numbering series for both Stax and Volt 45 RPM releases. Quality used the same labels for their pressings of The Turtles 45s on White Whale. After the blue label came the Yellow Label with the US logo.

Blue Label

Serial Number	Artist	Title
VOLT 148X	Bar-Kays	Soul Finger / TBD
VOLT 157X	Otis Redding	(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay / Sweet Lorene
VOLT 163X	Otis Redding	The Happy Song (dum dum) / Open The Door
Stax 201X	Albert King	Crosscut Saw / TBD
Stax 211X	Booker T and the MGs	Hip Hug-Her / TBD
Stax 224X	Booker T and The MGs	Groovin' / TBD
Stax 242X	Sam & Dave	I Thank You / TBD

Yellow Label

Serial Number	Artist	Title
STA. 0009X	Johnnie Taylor	Who's Making Love / I'm Trying
STA. 0012X	Eddie Floyd	Bring It On Home To Me / Sweet Things You Do